Research Article
Building Smart Healthy Inclusive Environments for All Ages with Citizens
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-91421-9_19, author={Willeke van Staalduinen and Carina Dantas and Joost van Hoof and Andrzej Klimczuk}, title={Building Smart Healthy Inclusive Environments for All Ages with Citizens}, proceedings={Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good. 7th EAI International Conference, GOODTECHS 2021, Virtual Event, September 15--17, 2021, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={GOODTECHS}, year={2022}, month={1}, keywords={Age-friendly cities and communities Citizen participation Inclusive environments Intergenerational Programmes and Policies Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments (SHAFE) Society for all ages}, doi={10.1007/978-3-030-91421-9_19} }- Willeke van Staalduinen
Carina Dantas
Joost van Hoof
Andrzej Klimczuk
Year: 2022
Building Smart Healthy Inclusive Environments for All Ages with Citizens
GOODTECHS
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91421-9_19
Abstract
The paper provides an introduction to the public discourse around the notion of smart healthy inclusive environments. First, the basic ideas are explained and related to citizen participation in the context of implementation of a “society for all ages” concept disseminated by the United Nations. Next, the text discusses selected initiatives of the European Commission in the field of intergenerational programming and policies as well as features of the COST Action NET4Age-Friendly: Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments (SHAFE). The following sections are focused on studying and discussing examples of projects and methodologies that have been aimed at: empowering facilitators of smart healthy inclusive environments, empowering citizens to deal with health emergencies, and supporting older people’s voices. The conclusion covers selected recommendations for entities of public policy on ageing (ageing policy) as well as potential directions for further research.
